Bord Gáais pre-pay meter

eileenmac

my daughter is having a bord gais prepay meter installed but before they install one they want a letter from the local authority housing office for permission, the council are chargeing her 150euros , they said its for uninstallation fees if she ever wants it removed, is this the norm ?

MIRMIR82

My mom got one in to her counsil house, it wasnt bord gais it was pre-pay power and they didnt look for any letter, no issues at all

dudara

Moved to the Accomodation & Property forum, better suited there I think.

dudara

Engine No.9

Unbelievable. I assume that your daughter is in council housing because she can't afford a mortgage??? Yet they want her to pay €150 for a piece of paper. Ludicrous.

fussyonion

That's not right, OP.
When I moved into my council home, I wanted a pre-pay meter. Bord Gais said I would need a letter of permission from the council which they sent no problem. They didn't ask for any money at all.
I sent the letter of permission into Bord Gais and got my meter.

Eric Cartman

It sounds logical, the council own the house and would have to pay to convert the meter back to a billed one for the next tennant, makes sense.

The_Conductor

Its standard practice now- it used be the case that a council tenant could get permission and off they went- however, Bord Gais, Airtricity and other suppliers have had issues with landlords and councils wanting the meters removed at the end of tenancies, and so they charge this fee.

eileenmac

since i posted the comment i have approached the local council again and they have told me they will return the 150 euros as bord gais dont ask for an uninstallation fee, so thats a relief !